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of puzzle. Configurable option, turned off by default, and not
propagated in game IDs (though you can explicitly specify it in
command-line parameters, and the docs explain how).

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@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ This is a collection of small one-player puzzle games.
reserved. You may distribute this documentation under the MIT licence.
See \k{licence} for the licence text in full.
\versionid $Id: puzzles.but,v 1.1 2004/08/16 12:23:56 simon Exp $
\versionid $Id: puzzles.but,v 1.2 2004/08/16 12:42:11 simon Exp $
\C{intro} Introduction
@ -406,10 +406,54 @@ When a rectangle of the correct size is completed, it will be shaded.
\H{rectangles-params} \I{parameters, for Rectangles}Rectangles parameters
The only parameters available from the \q{Custom...} option on the
\q{Type} menu are \e{Width} and \e{Height}, which are
self-explanatory.
The \q{Custom...} option on the \q{Type} menu offers you \e{Width}
and \e{Height} parameters, which are self-explanatory.
\q{Expansion factor} is a mechanism for changing the type of grids
generated by the program. Some people prefer a grid containing a few
large rectangles to one containing many small ones. So you can ask
Rectangles to essentially generate a \e{smaller} grid than the size
you specified, and then to expand it by adding rows and columns.
The default expansion factor of zero means that Rectangles will
simply generate a grid of the size you ask for, and do nothing
further. If you set an expansion factor of (say) 0.5, it means that
each dimension of the grid will be expanded to half again as big
after generation. In other words, the initial grid will be 2/3 the
size in each dimension, and will be expanded to its full size
without adding any more rectangles.
Setting a high expansion factor tends to make the game more
difficult, and also rewards a less deductive and more intuitive
playing style.
\H{rectangles-cmdline} \I{command line, for Rectangles}Additional
command-line configuration
The expansion factor parameter, described in \k{rectangles-params},
is not mentioned by default in the game ID (see \k{common-id}). So
if you set your expansion factor to (say) 0.75, and then you
generate an 11x11 grid, then the game ID will simply say
\c{11x11:}\e{numbers}. This means that if you send the game ID to
another player and they paste it into their copy of Rectangles,
their game will not be automatically configured to use the same
expansion factor in any subsequent grids it generates. (I don't
think the average person examining a single grid sent to them by
another player would want their configuration modified to that
extent.)
If you are specifying a game ID or game parameters on the command
line (see \k{common-cmdline}) and you do want to configure the
expansion factor, you can do it by suffixing the letter \cq{e} to
the parameters, followed by the expansion factor as a decimal
number. For example:
\b \cq{rect 11x11e0.75} starts Rectangles with a grid size of
11\u00d7{x}11 and an expansion factor of 0.75.
\b \cq{rect 11x11e0.75:g11c6e5e4a2_4e9c3b3d3b5g2b6c4k4g30a8n3j1g6a2}
starts Rectangles with a grid size of 11\u00d7{x}11, an expansion
factor of 0.75, \e{and} a specific game selected.
\C{netslide} \i{Netslide}